HSE have published their latest bulletins:
Biocides
- New EU active substance approval decision
Apply for product authorisation by the deadline to keep your products on the NI market
Following evaluation under the EU BPR, a decision has been taken to approve the following active substance/product type combination. This will affect NI:
- Thermally treated garlic juice (CAS n/a EC n/a) in product type 19 – 1 July 2025
Action for biocidal product suppliers
If you supply biocidal products containing this active substance in the relevant product type, you must apply for EU BPR product authorisation by 1 July 2025 to keep them on the NI market. New products must not be supplied in NI until product authorisation is granted.Action for active substance suppliers
If you supply this active substance for use in biocidal products of the relevant product type, you may need to apply for technical equivalence. If you haven’t demonstrated technical equivalence for your manufacturing source, EU BPR product authorisation cannot be granted for biocidal products containing your active substance. - New EU active substance non-approval decisions
Biocidal products must be phased off the NI market
Following withdrawal of support under the EU BPR, a decision has been taken not to approve the following active substance/product type combinations. This will affect NI:
- Biphenyl-2-ol (CAS 90-43-7 EC 201-993-5) in product type 7
- Potassium dimethyldithiocarbamate (CAS 128-03-0 EC 204-875-1) in product types 9, 11 and 12
- Silver-polyethylenimine-chloride (CAS n/a EC n/a) in product types 1, 2 and 9
- Reaction products of glutamic acid and N-(C12-C14-alkyl)propylenediamine (Glucoprotamin) (CAS 164907-72-6 EC 403-950-8) in product types 2 and 4
- Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl),.alpha.-[2-(dide-cylmethylammonio)ethyl]-.omega.-hydroxy-, propanoate (salt) (Bardap 26) (CAS 94667-33-1 EC n/a) in product types 2, 4 and 10
- 2,2-Dibromo-2-cyanoacetamide (DBNPA) (CAS 10222-01-2 EC 233-539-7) in product type 2
- active chlorine generated from magnesium chloride hexahydrate and potassium chloride by electrolysis (CAS 7782-50-5 EC n/a) in product type 2
- garlic, ext. – Extractives and their physically modified derivatives such as tinctures, concretes, absolutes, essential oils, oleoresins, terpenes, terpene-free fractions, distillates, residues, etc., obtained from Allium sativum, Liliaceae (CAS 8008-99-9 EC 232-371-1) in product type 19
- Brandy (CAS n/a EC n/a) in product types 19
Biocidal products containing these active substances in the relevant product types can no longer be:
- supplied in NI after 11 April 2025; or
- used in NI after 11 October 2025
You must manage your stocks of the affected products to ensure they are removed from the NI supply chain by 11 April 2025.
New treated articles containing these active substances in the relevant product types cannot enter the supply chain or be imported into NI after 8 October 2024. Treated articles that have entered NI supply chains before this date can continue to be supplied and used.
Find out more about treated articles
Any affected NI product approvals under the Control of Pesticides Regulations (COPR) will be revoked in line with the above dates.
If you are aware of any disproportionate negative impacts that are likely to arise from the non-approval of any of the active substance/product type combinations listed above, please contact us.
- GB active substance expiry dates postponed
Active substance expiry dates postponed in GB until 31 January 2027
As previously updated, the active substance expiry dates for all biocidal active substance/product type combinations which expire between 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2026, are able to be postponed until 31 January 2027. The expiry date postponements are subject to a timely renewal application being submitted and accepted.
The requirements have now been met for the active substance/product type combinations listed below:
- 3-phenoxybenzyl(1R,3R)-2,2-dimethyl- 3-(2-methylprop-1- enyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate (1R-trans-Phenothrin) (CAS 26046-85-5 EC 247-431-2) in product type 18
From 31 August 2025 to 31 January 2027
- bis(N-cyclohexyl-diazenium-dioxy)-copper (Cu-HDO) (CAS 312600-89-8 EC n/a) in product type 8
From 31 August 2025 to 31 January 2027
- Iodine (CAS 7553-56-2 EC 231-442-4) in product type 3
From 31 August 2025 to 31 January 2027
- Isopropyl-(2E,4E,7S)-11-methoxy-3,7,11-trimethyl-2,4-dodeca-dienoate (S-methoprene) (CAS 65733-16-6 EC 613-834-0) in product type 18
From 31 August 2025 to 31 January 2027
- n-Decanoic acid (Decanoic acid) (CAS 334-48-5 EC 206-376-4) in product type 4
From 31 August 2025 to 31 January 2027
- n-Octanoic acid (Octanoic acid) (CAS 124-07-2 EC 204-677-5) in product type 4
From 31 August 2025 to 31 January 2027
- Polyvinylpyrrolidone iodine (CAS 25655-41-8 EC n/a) in product type 3
From 31 August 2025 to 31 January 2027
If you want to supply new biocidal products containing these active substances, you can still apply for GB BPR product authorisation. New products (including new trade names) must not be supplied in GB until product authorisation is granted.
HSE will provide separate updates on the renewal decisions and future expiry date postponements captured within this overall decision when relevant.
- 3-phenoxybenzyl(1R,3R)-2,2-dimethyl- 3-(2-methylprop-1- enyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate (1R-trans-Phenothrin) (CAS 26046-85-5 EC 247-431-2) in product type 18
- Upcoming GB active substance renewal submission deadlines
Apply for active substance renewal by the deadlines to keep products on the GB market
Under the GB BPR, active substance approvals will expire unless a renewal application is submitted at least 550 days before their expiry date.
The 550-day deadlines are coming up for the following active substance/product type combinations under GB BPR:
- 3-phenoxybenzyl (1RS,3RS;1RS,3SR)-3-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate (Permethrin) (CAS 52645-53-1 EC 258-067-9) in product types 8 and 18 (deadline: 27 October 2024)
- Polyhexamethylene biguanide hydrochloride with a mean number-average molecular weight (Mn) of 1415 and a mean polydispersity (PDI) of 4.7 (PHMB (1415;4.7)) (CAS 1802181-67-4 / 32289-58-0 EC n/a) in product types 2 and 4 (deadline: 29 April 2025)
Any person, company or task force/consortium can support an active substance/product type combination for renewal – it doesn’t have to be the original supporter.
Check the GB Article 95 List to see who the original supporters were
If any of these active substance/product type combinations are important to you, consider contacting your supplier to let them know.
If a renewal application is not submitted for the above active substance/product type combinations under GB BPR, the approvals will expire. This means the active substances will no longer be able to be used in biocidal products of the relevant product types in GB. In addition articles treated with such products will no longer be able to be placed on the market in GB.
- 3-phenoxybenzyl (1RS,3RS;1RS,3SR)-3-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate (Permethrin) (CAS 52645-53-1 EC 258-067-9) in product types 8 and 18 (deadline: 27 October 2024)
